Guns, Germs, and Steel: Chapter 5

Radiocarbon dating:
Its a method that is based on the slow decay of radioactive carbon 14. Its a very minor piece of carbon. Carbon 14 comes from cosmic rays. Plants and Animals then "take up" the carbon. The animals who eat the plants then get the carbon 14. then the animals who eat those animals also get some of the carbon. Then when the plant or animal dies, half of its carbon 14 breaks down into carbon 12. and this happens every 5,700 years.
Some problems there are with radiocarbon dating is that it has a lot of technical problems. Radiocarbon dating until the 1980 needed a lot of carbon ( a few grams), which is more than the amount in bones. So they often radiocarbon dated some of the items in an area, and figured that everything else in the area are "associated with" the stuff they did radiocarbon date.


what part of the world would you have wanted to live on if you were alive 1,000 years ago?
I would want to live in California, the food is yummy, and i really like the location...

Guns, Germs, and Steel: Chapter 2

What role did ‘geography’ play in the story of the Maori and the Moriori?

The Moriori had a small population, and isolated, of hunter-gatherers. Who had the simplest technology and weapons. While the Maori (from New Zealand) were from a dense population of farmers, who were constanly in "ferocious" wars. And had more "advanced" technology and weapons.

Guns, Germs, and Steel: Comic

make an illustration or comic inspired by the story of the Maori and the Moriori. You’re free to draw, paint, or even photoshop. But take your time - I’m looking for quality. This might be funny, or something more artistic in tribute. It could be a single drawing or a longer comic strip.

Guns, Germs, and Steel: chapter 1

Once upon a time there was a little Neanderthal boy on his way to the lake. When he spotted 3 Cro-Magnon boys. They were really mean to the little Neanderthal. They beat him up and eventually killed him. Little did the Cro-Magnon boys know...they just killed the leaders little boy. This really upset the Neanderthals, they thought if they went to war...they would win.
They immediately started to get read for war. The Neanderthals were planing a sneak attack, when the Cro-Magnon were getting there weapons read also. Knowing the Neanderthals would want revenge they hid all around there village.
There were many battles, And the Cro-Magnon killed more neanderthals than the other way around. The last battle was the worst for the Neanderthals. Thats when they disappeared.